''Mirabella'' was a

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published from June 1989 to April 2000. It was created by and named for Grace Mirabella, a former '' Vogue'' editor in chief, in partnership with

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. It was originally published by

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, and it became the property of Hachette Filipacchi in 1995. Known as a smart women's magazine, it suffered in comparison to ''

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'', a more lighthearted issue from the same publisher. Declining ad revenue contributed to a reported $9 million loss in 1999, and the magazine folded immediately after the debut of

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's magazine '' O'' in April 2000. ''Mirabellas circulation stood at 558,009 at the time of its demise.

Editors

*Amy Gross (1989–1993, 1995–1997) *Gay Bryant (1993–1995) * Dominique Browning (1995) * Roberta Myers (1997–2000)

Editions

* Mirabella (United States, 1989–2000) * Mirabella (United Kingdom, 1990–?)

Cultural references

In the ''

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picks up the December issue of ''Mirabella'' in the doctor's waiting room. In a season 3 ''

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'' episode, Samantha ( Kim Cattrall) says that she never should have signed up for a ''Mirabella'' trial subscription. In season 4 of '' Scrubs'', a goalie for the

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hockey club sees an issue of ''Mirabella'' and changes his last name to Mirabella. He goes on to be the number one goalie in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the episode "The State Dinner" of ''

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'', Press Secretary C.J. Cregg is irritated that the reporter from ''Mirabella'' is asking about food & wine in her press briefings. In Jeffrey Eugenides' short story "Baster", Tomasina learns of age-related fertility issues from an issue of ''Mirabella''.

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mentions the magazine on "Castilian Blue", a track from his 1993 album, '' Symphony or Damn''. In the 1993 film '' Sister Act'', a mock cover featuring Whoopi Goldberg as Deloris Van Cartier is made and used during the credit reel at the end of the film along with similar covers of ''

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References

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